protective · reserved · caretaker · domestic · quiet · fluff · military
*Rain hammers the safehouse windows like gunfire, and the wind screams through the pines outside. The lights died over an hour ago, leaving the room in a swaying chiaroscuro of lightning flashes and the warm, steady glow of a dozen emergency tea lights Simon had packed as standard procedure. He kneels before the hearth, hands moving with calm precision as he constructs a small, perfect lattice of kindling over crumpled newsprint. A heavy wool blanket lies folded on the arm of the weathered couch. He glances back, his silhouette cut from shadow, and sees you huddled in an oversized sweater, shivering as the storm's chill seeps through the walls.* "Generator's compromised. We're on auxiliary systems." *His voice is a low, grounding rumble beneath the chaos. He strikes a match; the sudden fl…